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#4026208 - 10/23/14 06:34 PM Silent Hunter IV RFB/RSRD career: LCdr Duke Harrison  
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Prior to December 7, 1941, LCdr Duke Harrison was a career naval officer. A graduate of the USNA '26, Harrison volunteered for submarine duty for the extra pay upon graduation. Throughout the 1930's Harrison served in the old S-boats, spending time in San Diego, Hawaii, Coco Solo, and New London. Upon her commissioning, he served as XO of the USS Salmon and helped work out the kinks during her shakedown cruise. In 1940 he headed back to the west coast, and then in late 1941 the Salmon and several other fleet boats were transferred to the Asiatic Fleet. Having just been promoted to Lieutenant Commander, Harrison was given command of USS Spearfish (SS-190), operating out of Manila, Philippines. December 7th found the Spearfish operating in Philippine coastal waters.



Captain's Log USS Spearfish (SS-190) War Patrol I LCdr Duke Harrison


19411207: Received radio message ordering us to patrol IVO Camrahn Bay, French Indo-China for 96hrs. Our targets are Japanese shipping, with priority given to IJN naval assets.

Received radio message informing us of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, TH. Apparently they really got us good. The radio traffic we have been able to pick up from the local islands paints a bleak picture of our situation in Indonesia.

19411207: Arrived at patrol area.

19411212: Sighted a Japanese convoy putting into Camrahn Bay consisting of small troop ships and freighters, with escorts. Fired four torpedoes at two ships, one liner and one freighter. We got two hits on the freighter, a large modern composite job (7168T). The two fish we fired at the liner either missed or were duds. Due to the escorts we had to dive below the thermal layer immediately after firing. The sonarman reported the freighter breaking up and sinking shortly thereafter. The destroyers searched for us but we made good our escape, and they never found us.

19411213: Moved closer to Camrahn Bay in the hopes of catching the same convoy when it departed again. No contact.

19411214: Moved Northeast to another possible convoy route to Camrahn Bay. No contact.
Received message from COMSUBPAC: Proceed to patrol area 145NM SE of Saigon, French Indo-China and engage Japanese shipping.

19411215: Arrived at new patrol area. Conducted search patterns over the center and N/NW areas with no results.

19411216: Moved to SE quadrant of patrol area. No contacts.

19411217: Moved to the NW near convoy routes to Saigon. Waters around Saigon too shallow. We will have to move to a more suitable area for submarine warfare.

19411218: Fuel bunkers at half.
Received message from COMSUBPAC: RTB at best speed.

19411219: Received OPIMMEDIATE from COMSUBPAC: Change base of Ops to Surabaya, Java.
It sounds as if the Japs have either taken Manila, or the situation is too hairy to continue operating our subs from the base there. Making Java will be a stretch with our fuel as low as it is. We will need to run at 2/3 speed or lower to stretch our fuel.

19411221: En route to Surabaya. Fuel bunkers at 25%. No contact.

19411224: Heaved to at Surabaya, Java, our new temporary base of operations.

Total shipping sunk: Freighter-1 Tanker-0 Warship-0
Total Tonnage: 7170T
Crew: KIA-0 WIA-0 MIA-0
Damage: N/A
Patrol Length: 17 Days.


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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#4026242 - 10/23/14 07:48 PM Re: Silent Hunter IV RFB/RSRD career: LCdr Duke Harrison [Re: VMIalpha454]  
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Awesome mate! Keep 'em coming. I know you're playing this with manual targeting. What other difficulty settings are you using?

I know you've read the thread, but the parallels between your first RFB patrol and mine are uncanny. Same boat, same patrol objective, same ship sunk, same number of torpedoes fired, also switched to Surabaya and returned with bunkers almost empty after a two-week patrol.

http://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4006769/%5BSH4%5D_Real_Fleet_Boat_2.0#Post4006769

If your second patrol is Makassar Strait it will be spooky. Keep up the good work.


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#4026359 - 10/24/14 12:24 AM Re: Silent Hunter IV RFB/RSRD career: LCdr Duke Harrison [Re: VMIalpha454]  
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Thanks! Yes, this is my first career with manual targeting and all other gameplay aids turned off. The only aids still on are external view and map contacts, which still counts as 100% difficulty in RFB. I really like the way playing at 100% makes the player think. It seems to force you to think along the same lines as a submarine skipper would have had to in real life. Playing dead is dead also causes you to be cautious and evaluate risk differently. I never really understood the complaints about map contacts being exact until just recently. There is quite a lot of room for error and I can tell at times I am gleaning information from their precision, but I dont really see another way to play it at the moment. Perhaps at a later date I will attempt the manual navigation...if I'm feeling ambitious. I feel as though I am working out the kinks of being a new skipper in a new war. Not all of my attacks are successful and there has been quite a bit of operator error at times, but I am enjoying the learning experience and, as further reports will show, fast becoming proficient. If I am not mistaken, patrol II was in the vicinity of Makassar strait, but there were several other locations during that patrol also.


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Like many of the early sub skippers, you will probably lose your command because you aren't sinking enough ships. You will try to explain to COMSUBPAC that there is something wrong with the torpedoes, but they won't listen. They'll insist you not submarine material. Once you've been vindicated by the later (and younger) boat skippers it'll be too late. You'll be commanding a supply ship based out of Panama.


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#4026870 - 10/24/14 10:10 PM Re: Silent Hunter IV RFB/RSRD career: LCdr Duke Harrison [Re: VMIalpha454]  
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Originally Posted By: VMIalpha454
Thanks! I never really understood the complaints about map contacts being exact until just recently. There is quite a lot of room for error and I can tell at times I am gleaning information from their precision, but I dont really see another way to play it at the moment. Perhaps at a later date I will attempt the manual navigation...if I'm feeling ambitious.


RFB is the most challenging version of SH4 that I've played when it comes to plotting and targeting while using Map Contacts. The reason is that the contacts disappear at the highest few zoom levels, so you can never really be dead accurate. In TMO you can zoom all the way down with the contacts still displayed.

WW2 submarines had tracking parties in the conning tower. Junior officers and ratings ran the plot, operated the sonar and radar, and ran the TDC, all the while checking the plot and TDC against one another. When those and any periscope, sound or radar bearings all matched they could be confident of a good torpedo solution.

In sub sims, there is only one crewman, you. A sub sim skipper has less info and less help than a real fleet boat captain had when playing at the highest difficulty settings (no externals, manual targeting, etc). The captain's job on a US Fleet Boat during an attack was to call bearings and AoB during periscope exposures, call course/speed changes and order the torpedo settings and shots, except in the few boats that had the exec on the scope.

So I always use the contacts. In RFB there is no allegiance or course in the icon. It helps to balance the workload since the player still has to run the plot, without giving away too much. I always play with every other option checked, but 'No Map Contact Updates' I leave unchecked. I would have respect for any simmer that plays RFB with every box checked. The accuracy counterargument is a valid one, I agree, but I feel running the manual plot is going too far the other way in the realism debate.

Could you imagine playing RFB or TMO with no map contacs/sound lines or an icon for your own boat? Navigating by stars and sunlines and dead reckoning?

Good luck defending Java and I hope Pooch isn't right and you don't get 'surfaced' to command a floating dry dock in Portland. smile



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#4026910 - 10/24/14 11:51 PM Re: Silent Hunter IV RFB/RSRD career: LCdr Duke Harrison [Re: DBond]  
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Originally Posted By: DBond
In sub sims, there is only one crewman, you. A sub sim skipper has less info and less help than a real fleet boat captain had when playing at the highest difficulty settings (no externals, manual targeting, etc). The captain's job on a US Fleet Boat during an attack was to call bearings and AoB during periscope exposures, call course/speed changes and order the torpedo settings and shots, except in the few boats that had the exec on the scope.


This is the reason why I used them in the first place...that IRL your crew would have been taking care of the plot. I guess I have just recently realized the precision with which the contacts are plotted and how it imparts an unreal advantage to the player. You are right, though, about the most enlarged plot screens omitting the targets in RFB...it at least supplies some margin of error.

Originally Posted By: DBond
Could you imagine playing RFB or TMO with no map contacs/sound lines or an icon for your own boat? Navigating by stars and sunlines and dead reckoning?


I think there is probably a middle ground to be found for this. In the histories and patrol reports I have commonly noticed that navigation was a problem for the real skippers. They were often unsure of their exact location due to fog, etc. I have read where they used landmarks such as light houses in order to verify their plot. It would be interesting to have more uncertainty there. I, personally, am interested in celestial navigation and would like to learn it and use it in a game, but I would not say it is a necessity...it quite probably would be a distraction if the player was solely responsible for it.

Well, even with my lackluster performance I still managed to top the submarine aces list. I don't believe I'll be relegated to the position of aide to the inspector of docks and piers just yet.

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"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
#4027132 - 10/25/14 03:04 PM Re: Silent Hunter IV RFB/RSRD career: LCdr Duke Harrison [Re: VMIalpha454]  
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Originally Posted By: VMIalpha454

I think there is probably a middle ground to be found for this. In the histories and patrol reports I have commonly noticed that navigation was a problem for the real skippers. They were often unsure of their exact location due to fog, etc. I have read where they used landmarks such as light houses in order to verify their plot. It would be interesting to have more uncertainty there. I, personally, am interested in celestial navigation and would like to learn it and use it in a game, but I would not say it is a necessity...it quite probably would be a distraction if the player was solely responsible for it.


Actually so am I. And I agree with the middle ground... For many years now I've wished the crew played a bigger role in the effectiveness of the boat in sub sims. For example, why couldn't it be that a greener crew would navigate more poorly, with the boat's position off by whatever margin. The short answer is that most players wouldn't want to set a course only to run aground.

Or the quality of the crew could effect things like performance and reliability of torpedoes and the various apparatii (SJ, SD, TDC, etc). As it stands now, I don't even feel compelled to go to general quarters unless I want faster reloads. There is so much potential there, but it isn't given much attention by the developers for fairly understandable reasons.

In US Fleet Boats it was common to have a quarter to half of the crew detached between patrols. I can imagine the feeling I would have when my most experienced crewmen were taken away if crew ability had more direct effect on the boat's performance and fighting ability.


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Captain's Log USS Spearfish (SS-190) War Patrol 2 LCdr Duke Harrison


19411225: Merry Christmas! Today we received orders to depart on 19420110 to the Makassar Strait. I believe I will keep these orders under my hat for a few days. The men need to be able to enjoy the holiday, especially given all the setbacks we have seen in the last month.

19420110: Today we departed Surabaya, Java headed for the Makassar Strait. The men are in good spirits, despite the looming threat of Japanese invasion of Java and our dire situation in the Philippines. Our boys have fought valiantly but there seems to be little hope of victory unless they are resupplied and reinforced. When we put into Java at the end of our last patrol we heard the news that the British had been clobbered pretty badly off Singapore. The Prince of Wales and Repulse were sent to the bottom by Jap airstrikes. A shame, really...Prince of Wales was in commission less than a year! It looks as if Singapore may soon fall and there is palpable tension around the base at Surabaya. Many fear that it too will fall. I'd bet my bottom dollar that our role for this patrol will be to keep an eye out for Japanese invasion forces on the approaches to Java.

19420111: En route to Makassar Strait. Arrived at patrol area.
Message received from Comsubpac: Patrol IVO Makassar Strait (within 100NM) for 96 hrs. report any IJN activity in the area to ABDA TF3 [American, British, Dutch, and Australian Command].

19420112: Continuing patrol of Makassar Strait. Ship spotted. Positioning for submerged attack.
Lone merchant was flying Dutch colors. No further contacts.

19420114: Continuing patrol of area. No contacts.

19420115: Continuing patrol of Makassar Strait area. Ship spotted. Positioning for submerged attack.
Contact ship appears to be the same Dutch merchant from three days ago. Remaining in position to observe this shipping lane.
Message received from Comsubpac: Conduct combat operations in Makassar Strait/Celebes Sea at my own discretion.
Due to fuel status, I will put into Balikpapan, Borneo for refuel before proceeding.
Refueled at Balikpapan. En route to patrol area.

19420116: En route to patrol area.

19420117: Arrived at new patrol area, just South of the Sulu Archipelago. There are several narrow passages through which merchants may be running. Hopefully we will see more luck here than in previous locations.

19420118: Observing narrow passage through Sulu Archipelago. No contacts.

19420119-22: Remaining on station, No contacts.

19420123: Moving to a new position to interdict Japanese shipping off Brunei Bay, Borneo.

19420124: On Station, No contacts.

19420125: No activity at all in Brunei Bay. Received radio update that submarines and destroyers have engaged a Japanese troop convoy bound for Java, in the Makassar Strait. Proceeding en route to that area.

19420126: En route to Makassar Strait. No contact.

19420127: Patrolling Makassar Strait. Intercepted IJN task force moving South to North in Makassar Strait. Sighted ships on surface during hours of darkness. Moved into position for attack and submerged. Targeting one (1) 5195T Sendai class light cruiser (CL) and two (2) 2260T Akatsuki class destroyers (DD). Fired all forward tubes and dove deep, assuming a course to extend the range between our boat and the targets. Sonarman reports one torpedo impact. Rigged for silent running and receiving regular sonar reports on the whereabouts of the escorting destroyers. Sonar reports that a ship was heard breaking up and going down. They estimate that she was the Sendai CL. Destroyers have our scent. Was depth charged by destroyers, but they were ineffective. No damage received. Broke contact with IJN units.

19420128: Fuel reserves at half. No contacts.

19420129: Attempted to call at Balikpapan to refuel but unfortunately found that the Japanese had taken the city. Fuel situation necessitates a return to base. En route Surabaya, Java.

19420130: Arrived at Surabaya, Java.

Total shipping sunk: Freighter-0 Tanker-0 Warship-1
Total tonnage: 5195
Crew: KIA-0 WIA-0 MIA-0
Damage: N/A
Total patrol length: 20 Days.


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Congrats on the cruiser. I know the contacts will pick up after Java falls. You're in the Asiatic Force? At least you can fall back to the lovely Australian girls in Fremantle smile


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Thanks! Yes, I'm sure being reassigned to Australia was a tough blow for the boys to take, whoohoo

You are also correct about the contacts picking up, but unfortunately not quite yet.

My next AAR is not entirely complete. I suffered two bad crashes during my 3rd patrol and after the last one I stopped keeping notes. I will try my best on it. I am really excited to write patrol 4...it was a good one. Have you started a new career after the U-47?


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
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in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Captain's Log USS Spearfish (SS-190) War Patrol 3 LCdr Duke Harrison



19420219: Departed Surabaya, Java en route to Southeastern Makassar Strait.

19420220: Arrived at patrol area.
Message received from Comsubpac: Patrol SW Makassar Strait for 36 hrs and report IJN presence to ABDA TF3 immediately.

19420221: Patrolled designated area. No contacts.

19420222: Message received from Comsubpac: Deploy to Lombok Strait and scout for 36 hrs.

19420223: Arrived at Lombok/Badoeng Strait. No contact. Attempting a new method of patrolling. Will remain submerged during hours of daylight and scan the straits with the periscope. Will patrol in a search pattern at 2/3 speed during hours of darkness.

19420224: Message received from Comsubpac: Proceed to Bawean Island and scout for 36 hrs.
En route to Bawean Island.
Arrived at Bawean Island. No contact.

19420225: Patrolled Northern approaches to Surabaya. No contact.
Message received in response to routine status report: Proceed to Api Passage (between the coast of Borneo and the Southwest islands of the South Natuna group) and engage enemy shipping for 96 hrs. IJN units in vicinity are priority.
Refueling at Surabaya, Java.

19420226: En route to patrol area, one contact but was unable to be identified.

19420228: Arrived at Api Passage. Commencing patrol of choke points.

19420301: Heavy rain, low visibility. No contacts through daylight hours.

19420302: Weather cleared. Still no contact.

19420303: Took up position to observe traffic in a different choke point. No contact.

19420304: Received message from Comsubpac: Proceed to area 300NM NE of Singapore, Malaysia and conduct anti-shipping operations for 96hrs.
Arrived on station at new patrol area.

19420305: Conducted patrol along shipping lanes between Singapore and Saigon. Took up position hoping to spot vessels passing through a choke point. Thermal Layer 150ft. (At this point in my patrol I began implementing DBond's advice to do regular trim dives and submerged sonar sweeps, hoping to 1. possibly find more contacts and 2. play more realistically.)

19420306: Patrolling area in an hourglass search pattern. Average speed 2/3. Thermal layer 140ft. No contact.

19420307: Fuel reserve at 1/2. Thermal layer 135ft.
Ship spotted. Japanese medium modern composite freighter (4467T). Assumed attack approach and submerged. Fired two forward torpedoes in a submerged attack. One hit, one unexplainable miss. Observed target until it became obvious she was not going down from the damage we had dealt. Surfaced and made a flank speed run to obtain a decent firing position for the deck gun crew to get some good practice, since the target is unescorted.

The deck gun boys did a fair amount of damage but I decided to get some more practice of my own and fired a few more fish at her.

She went down shortly before midnight.

Received orders from Comsubpac: Proceed to position 70NM Northwest of Brunei and conduct anti-shipping operations in the Palawan shipping lanes. Remain on station 96hrs. IJN units have the priority.
Fuel reserves below half. Conducted evaluation to determine feasibility of carrying out our orders given our current fuel status.
En route to patrol area. All speeds set to conserve fuel. I am afraid that Java may fall and, if so, we will need much more fuel in order to reach a friendly base.

19420308: We have approximately 1000mi range buffer in the event that we must refuel at Darwin, Australia.
Operational Immediate message received from Commander ABDA TF3: Immediately shift base of operations to Freemantle, Australia.

19420309: Fuel status dictates stationary observation of patrol area. We will have to make for Darwin as soon as our objective is complete. On station at patrol area. Fuel reserves just above 1/4.

19420313: No contacts in this area. En route to Darwin for refuel.

At this point my notes end. I experienced two CTD's during this patrol. One was on the 3/8, which caused me to replay 3/7. The other was on 3/10, just as I had sunk a Japanese old small split freighter (2427T). I tried to take a screenshot through the periscope. After that last CTD I got frustrated and stopped logging events, but basically I just had to stretch my fuel in order to reach Darwin and refuel. There was only around 250mi wiggle room...definitely cut it close. We made Freemantle with ease and the boys finally got some good liberty with some pretty girls.

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"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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*unsure how to make the pictures show up in the post. My apologies.*


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Good report. Keep on sinking 'em.

For your pics to show up remove the :center part then it should work.


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USS Spearfish on patrol during her 3rd War Patrol.

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"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
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in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Once we arrived in Freemantle, the boys got some much needed liberty. However, our stay in Australia was to be short-lived. After our 96hr liberty Admiral Hart himself came to see me. He said that new fleet boats were coming off the line all the time, and that a Skipper with a record such as mine should have one of the first. Effective immediately I have been assigned command of the USS Gato (SS-212), based out of Pearl Harbor, TH. While the boys may not get the chance to have any Australian girlfriends, I don't believe they will be disappointed with this new duty station. My thoughtful wife has sent me a camera, in the hopes that I will be able to photographically document my experiences. I will do my best.



Captain's Log USS Gato (SS-212) War Patrol 1(4) LCdr Duke Harrison


19420414: Today we departed Pearl, setting a course for Brisbane, Australia. I only thought we were done with the Indonesian waters, but we are headed straight back to our old hunting grounds. May this journey be more fruitful than the previous ones have been. It was a somber moment when we slipped past the twisted silent hulks that remain of Battleship Row.


We were also reminded the the USA is not out of this fight yet!


19420429: Arrived at Brisbane, refueled, and set a course for Darwin, Australia.

USS Gato calling at Brisbane, Australia:


19420506: Called at Darwin, refueled, and set course for the patrol area: The straits through the Sulu Archipelago in the Northwestern Celebes Sea.

19420509: We were buzzed by Japanese aircraft when entering into the Celebes Sea.

19420511: Sighted Jap medium tanker (2770T) 70 NM SE of Tawi Tawi during hours of darkness. Assumed firing position. No hits with the torpedoes, and since she was unescorted, we surfaced and let the deck gun boys have at her. After quite a few hits I gave her the deep six with a torpedo.

Arrived on station at the patrol area.
Ship sighted:


Japanese medium old split freighter (5452T). Fired three fish for two hits. I think that one of them ran deep. She went dead in the water and was down by the bow. After observation for about 20 minutes the freighter went to the bottom.

19420512: Moved to the North, further into the strait. No contact.

19420513: Sighted large modern tanker (10032T). Lookouts confirmed she was a Jap. We set up for a stern shot with all four tubes. Fired all four stern fish. Two hits confirmed and two unexplainable misses. Tanker afire from stem to stern. Observed for quite a while but it is apparent that she is not going down from the damage inflicted. Set up a bow shot with last two remaining bow torpedoes. Two hits and the tanker went quickly to Davy Jones. We are now down to only one torpedo, so setting course for Darwin to rearm and refuel.

Ship spotted, another medium tanker in Celebes Sea. Began a run to intercept but she changed course to the North. We are continuing on to Darwin.

19420514: Ship spotted, Japanese old raked bow split merchant (6531T). With only one torpedo left, I set up a stern shot and hit her dead under the stack. Merchant went dead in the water. We held position and observed to see if she would sink, but despite heavy flooding and only making 1 knot she would not go down. Completely unarmed except for our AA gun we had no choice but to leave her and continue on to Darwin.

19420515: Sighted aircraft and submerged but were spotted. Aircraft bombed us but we received no damage. Remaining submerged until darkness at 200 ft.

19420518: Called at Darwin for refuel and rearm. Upon completion we set a course back to the patrol area via Makassar Strait.

19420522: Ship spotted at North end of Makassar Strait. Japanese large modern composite freighter (7168T). Attempted to fire 3 fish. Only two actually fired and one never left the tube. We landed two hits on her and she quickly sank. Conducted trim dive on egress. Thermal layer at 160ft.

19420524: Ship sighted, Japanese medium tanker (2770T). Fired two fish, for one hit and one miss. Tanker went dead in the water. We observed for a while and when it became apparent she was not going down, took up another firing position and fired one more fish into her, sending her to the bottom.
Message received from Comsubpac: Deploy to Molucca Sea and conduct anti-shipping operations within 50NM of 01S 1126E for 36hrs. IJN units are priority.
Ship spotted, Japanese large modern tanker (10032T). Set up for a stern shot and made a note of this location on my chart, as it appears to be a tanker "highway". Fired three fish for three hits and she sank slowly. (Note: we did not receive credit for this sinking officially because it could not be confirmed, but I watched her slip beneath the waves with my own eyes.)

19420526: Arrived on station at Molucca Sea.

19420530: Finished patrol of Molucca Sea with no contacts. Fuel reserves at half. Setting course for Darwin to refuel.

19420606: Refuel and rearmed at Darwin. Set course for Brisbane.

19420612: Refueled at Brisbane. Set course for Pearl Harbor.

19420624: Heaved to at Pearl Harbor, TH.

Total shipping sunk: Freighter-1 Tanker-3 Warship-0 (With additional 1 Tanker sunk [uncredited] and 1 freighter damaged)
Total Tonnage: 22,740T
Crew: KIA-0 WIA-0 MIA-0
Damage: N/A
Total patrol duration: 2 months, 10 days.

LCdr Duke Harrison, promoted to Commander USN, and awarded the Bronze Star Medal:


Lt Theodore W. O'Kane, in the capacity of watch officer/damage control officer was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

PO3c Werner S. Wood, in the capacity of gun chief, 3 inch 50 caliber deck gun, was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal.

Additionally, several members of the enlisted crew were promoted to Petty Officer.


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Keep Findin' 'em, keep chasin' 'em, and keep sinkin' 'em, and we'll win this war!


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Thanks Pooch. Hopefully Cdr Harrison's good fortune will endure!


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
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in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Great report. Makassar Strait is a good hunting ground. Keep it up!


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Captain's Log USS Gato (SS-212) War Patrol 2(5) Cdr Duke Harrison


19420625: Received orders to deploy in the vicinity of Kiska, Aleutian Islands and conduct a patrol. IJN units are priority and are to be intercepted and destroyed.

19420714: Today we departed Pearl Harbor, TH en route to Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands to refuel and proceed to our patrol area around Kiska.

19420715: Received OpImmediate message from Comsubpac: Effective immediately all Pearl Harbor based units shift base of operations to Midway Island.

19420719: Put in at Dutch Harbor and topped off our fuel tanks. Set course for Kiska.

19420722: Arrived off Kiska. Spotted an aircraft and dove deep. Thermal layer 100ft. Remained submerged at 160ft on course at 1/3 speed during daylight hours due to proximity of enemy airfield. No contact during hours of darkness.

USS Gato on patrol in the Aleutians:



I really feel sorry for the Officers and Sailors of the S-boats. If they had it bad in the South Pacific it must be a hundred times worse for them up here. The weather in these Northern latitudes is unforgiving. The average temperature is 38 degrees and the seas are some of the roughest in the world. In our new fleet boat, with all its amenities and seaworthiness, half the crew is sea sick while the other half has come down with various ailments. The limited range of the S-boats has seen them shipped off to these waters, poor guys. They just can't catch a break.

19420723: No contact during daylight hours. Finished our search pattern. I am going to take us in to reconnoiter Kiska harbor tonight. The new SD radar we had installed while at Pearl is already paying off. The radarman spotted a pair of bogies well out of visual range, and we were able to submerge well ahead of their arrival.

USS Gato conducting a search pattern near Kiska (Taken just as the radarman reported two unidentified aircraft):



19420724: Reconnaissance of Kiska harbor is complete. There was nothing to be seen except a lot of small caliber shore emplacements. Setting course to patrol the approaches into Kiska harbor.
Flash radio message received from Subpac H2: IJN TF 68.5 will attempt a resupply run to Kiska early AM 27 July. Units operating within striking distance attempt to intercept.

19420725: Submerged and made an approach to the mouth of Kiska Harbor, on the deep water approaches. We will cease patrolling and maintain this position while awaiting the IJN resupply task force. Depth under keel is 564ft. Thermal layer at 87ft.

19420726: Surfaced and recharged batteries, and vented CO2 during hours of darkness.



Remained submerged throughout daylight hours with brief periscope observations to check for changes in the situation. Surfaced until 2355, then submerged to await the expected convoy.

The crew of the Gato, at battle stations preparing to engage the enemy.




19420727: Just after 1100hrs spotted two ships. 1 large modern composite freighter (7168T) escorted by 1 Asashio class destroyer (1650T) making about 19kts. Fired all bow tubes, 2 at the DD in the van, and the remaining 4 at the freighter. Both fish hit the DD and detonated, breaking her back. She went down quickly. Unfortunately, the freighter was alerted by the impacts of the first torpedoes and reduced speed. The fish fired at her ran up on the shore ahead of her. Feeling that the need to prevent these vital supplies from reaching the enemy garrison at Kiska warranted putting my boat at risk, I ordered that we surface and engage with the deck gun. Our deck gun boys have gotten a good deal of practice and are now very accurate. They scored many hits and lit the target on fire.



Tube 1 was reloaded, so I set up a shot on her starboard quarter and let it fly. This torpedo found its mark and the freighter slowed to about 5Kts. Began taking fire from the freighter's deck gun, but her crew must not be very well trained because none of their shots landed anywhere close.



As more bow tubes were reloaded I decided to set up another attack run. Radar picked up a bogie inbound and I broke off the attack and began maneuvering evasively, and ordered the AA gun manned. Bridge lookouts spotted an Emily beginning an attack run off our port bow. We were able to successfully evade her bombs, which splashed harmlessly into the water to starboard. While we were maneuvering to avoid the aerial attack the target freighter opened the range.



I ordered another attack run at flank speed and scored a good hit with a bowshot on her port quarter. The freighter went dead in the water and the deck gun continued to punch holes in her waterline until she finally slipped beneath the waves, just shy of the docks.



Withdrew from Kiska at flank speed, hoping to be long gone by the time any more aircraft arrived. Spotted enemy aircraft and submerged to 160ft. Setting course for Dutch Harbor to refuel and rearm. Surfaced at dusk.



19420730: Refueled and rearmed at Dutch Harbor. Received orders to proceed to a patrol area at 5100N 17400E by 75NM and conduct a barrier patrol. Remain on station 72hrs. Once complete, patrol Attu/Kiska area at commander's discretion. Remain on station until supplies necessitate return to base. Set course for 51001740.

19420801: Arrived at patrol area. Conducting barrier patrol.



19420809: Continuous patrolling of this area has yielded no contacts of any kind. Upon dispatch of status report no new objective was received. Due to fuel status and range to Midway we are RTB and standard speed.

19420811: Fuel reserves at half.

19420813: Heaved to at Midway Island.

Total shipping sunk: Freighter-1 Tanker-0 Warship-1
Total tonnage: 8818T
Crew: KIA-0 WIA-0 MIA-0
Damage: N/A
Total patrol length: 31 days


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Great report. Hitting a target making 19 knots with manual targeting is a fine shot indeed. Well done Skipper.

My patrols in the Aleutians are usually non productive.


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Great report, I've recently started back up with Silent Hunter 3 and the Grey Wolves mod, mainly to take a crack at manual targeting and I have to say, I get task saturated pretty quickly. Kudos on some fine missions!

Edit: autocomplete strikes again!

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Yes, manual targeting, while initially a little daunting, is well worth the effort to learn. The sense of satisfaction when you achieve success is great, and it makes you much more involved and critical during your engagements. I do not believe I have ever experienced the same level of tension in a video game as is created when trying to calculate a manual torpedo shot on the fly.


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
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in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Originally Posted By: DBond
Great report. Hitting a target making 19 knots with manual targeting is a fine shot indeed. Well done Skipper.


Danke, Herr Fregattenkapitan


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Captain's log, USS Gato (SS-212) Cdr Duke Harrison War Patrol 7

19421016: Received orders to conduct anti-shipping operations along Japanese-Rabaul shipping lanes in the vicinity of Palau. I am allowed to proceed at my discretion in order to intercept and destroy any IJN units outside of the patrol area.

19421107: Shoved off from Midway Island at 1430.

19421108: All quiet. Received Fox message about IJN resupply convoy headed for Attu. From this point forward only relevant Fox messages will be logged.

19421116: Spotted enemy aircraft proceeding SE-NW near Wake Island.
Aircraft doubled back. I submerged the boat and resurfaced after nightfall.

19421120: Spotted enemy aircraft heading S-N. Submerged and continued on course until nightfall.

19421121: We must be cruising through the normal air traffic lanes for this area. Multiple radar contacts. Decided to push my luck and run on the surface to make better time, but was spotted by enemy aircraft and buzzed. Submerged the boat before he could make another pass. Ran submerged until sundown.

19421202: Arrived on station at patrol area at 1415. Fuel status is slightly less than 3/4.

19421204: Remained on station in patrol area for the required duration. No contacts. Consulted charts and decided to proceed to a location between Palau and Yap, which looks to be a major junction of the Japanese shipping lanes. Received damage from a near miss bomb impact from an enemy aircraft, previously un-spotted. Damage control party activated and began repairing damage.

19421206: Damage control officer reports that all damage has been repaired.

19421209: Fox message received. All forces in the vicinity of Truk directed to intercept three Japanese convoys en route to that location from Japan. Estimated arrival dates of the enemy convoys are Dec. 11, 15, and 18. Arrived at new patrol area and immediately set course for Truk.

19421210: Arrived off Truk. Decided to take advantage of rough weather and cover of darkness to make a reconnaissance of Truk lagoon. Was surprised to find the Combined Fleet at anchor, and no active harbor patrols. Ship identification was made difficult by reduced visibility. Ships spotted were 1 DBB, 1 CV, 1 CVL, 4 CA, 2 CL, and several DD's.

Formulated a plan to fire bow tubes at the farthest targets and execute a 180* turn, then let loose with the stern tubes at the nearest capital ship. Fired tubes 1-3 at the DBB, approximately 6900M, running slow. Fired tubes 4-6 at the CV, approximately 5200M, running slow as well. Projection of land jutting out into the lagoon necessitated a change of plan. Executed turn so as to uncover remaining carrier and let loose with stern tubes. All 6 bow torpedoes hit their targets. All 4 stern torpedoes missed. Was unable to observe the extent of the damage due to conditions. Began flank speed surface withdrawal from the lagoon, in the direction which I had entered. Observed IJN ships begin searching the lagoon with searchlights.

Passed cargo ship of unknown type during withdrawal and fired number 5 tube once it was reloaded. Torpedo missed.

19421211: Waited out the storm, and daylight, submerged off Truk. Upon nightfall, infiltrated the lagoon once more, this time from the Southern channel. Conditions were once again soupy and visibility was extremely low. Once again, there were no harbor patrols to be found. Passed by several lesser targets to maneuver into another shot into the fleet anchorage. Observed the same ships present in the anchorage from the previous night. Took up a good position and fired 4 bow tubes at the CV. For unknown reasons, all four failed to impact or explode. Undiminished, we conducted a 360* turn and let loose with the final 3 stern torpedoes at less than 3000M. All three impacted the target and she could be seen to burn tremendously.

On the way out of the lagoon the DBB was spotted again and the remaining 3 torpedoes in the boat were launched at her. All three hit the target and she was rocked by secondary explosions. We were spotlighted and raked with anti-aircraft weapons, which forced us to attempt to submerge. However, due to shallow water, the boat could only submerge the hull, and a small portion of the sail. We unavoidably impacted several water obstacles, but managed through this tactic to avoid any further damage from enemy fire.

We exited the lagoon and departed Truk at flank speed for Midway Island.

19421224: Arrived at Midway Island.
Cdr Duke Harrison awarded the Bronze Star medal, bronze star device in lieu of second award, for actions in his 7th war patrol. Full citation is regrettably unavailable.

Patrol duration: 47 days

Casualties:
KIA: 0
WIA: 0
MIA: 0

Tonnage sunk:
Merchant: 0
Warship: 1 Yamato class DBB (45,000T), 1 Hiyo class CV (26,949T)
Total: 71,949T

Upon disembarking the Gato, I was met by the Admiral and his staff. The admiral was pleased, once again, with our performance. This time, however, the gifts he came bearing were not the type I wanted. The admiral offered me the opportunity to trade in my submarine for a desk at Annapolis. He said that experience like mine was invaluable, and that the future generation of sub skippers needed me more than the boys of the Gato. I'm all Navy, and a Navy man goes where he is told. Unfortunately, I don't think I will make it back to sea.

"Your retirement from life on the high seas didn't seem to slow you down in the least. The end of the war was only the beginning of a stunning Navy career, after which you became a successful businessman. A healthy portion of your memoirs is taken up by your exploits and the lives and personalities of the men with whom you served, and the best stories you tell your grandchildren always seem to involve your days as a submarine commander."

The End

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"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
#4156547 - 08/12/15 07:38 AM Re: Silent Hunter IV RFB/RSRD career: LCdr Duke Harrison [Re: VMIalpha454]  
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Does this mod reduce the amount of enemy air patrols? I really like SHIV, but get tired of going below every few seconds when on compressed time. I know historically, the Allies used RADAR to their advantage, but it's almost like they have an AWACS up when playing this sim. Frustrating!


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I think the frequency of the aerial contact is reduced. Playing without the mod, all I ever seemed to do was submerge for aircraft. You still find areas with a lot of air traffic, but on the whole it seems a lot better.


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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Thanks for the feedback VMI. Since I just reinstalled it off of Steam, I will look over at Subsim for the mod and give it a try. Looking forward to more of your AAR. Happy hunting!


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You're welcome. The mods really are a game changer. I started a new career, and am about halfway through my first mission. It's been really interesting. I'll post a new AAR thread for that career soon. I'd like to hear how it goes for you as well!


"I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold."
1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC
in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918
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There are mods to reduce aircraft. And each major mod like TMO and RFB do so as well. Personally I edit the airstrike.cfg file. You can change the parameters, and I like to reduce frequency and range while bumping up the skill of the enemy aircraft.


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Great career got me to reinstall the game....Dbond i miss your AARs as well if i remember right from frugals they were awesome along with quite a few others.


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Hey Moses, how ya been? Thanks for the kind words. I hope VMIalpha doesn't mind, but here's my most recent AAR

http://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4012656/%5BSH4%5D_Operation_Monsun#Post4012656

It's a career in SH4 Operation Monsun mod. The AAR's don't come as fast as they used to haha.


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